The teenager is not officially part of the England senior squad, but Southgate was keen to bolster his numbers in training following the withdrawals of Liverpool’s Adam Lallana and Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling due to injury.

Nonetheless, it would have been a terrific experience for the player who will hopefully use the call-up as motivation to force his way into Middlesbrough’s starting eleven.

Tavernier has featured in five games so far this season for Tony Pulis’s side, but he has started just twice in the Carabao Cup wins against Notts County and Rochdale.

In the league, he has had to settle for a place on the bench. The midfielder did, however, provide an assist to help Boro come from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Millwall on the opening day.